Space Bikers Launched For the iPhone and iPod Touch

United Kingdom– 12th March 2009– Chillingo Ltd, Europe’s premier iPhone publisher has partnered with independent mobile development studio Mobirate to launch“Space Bikers”– a 3D Platform Bike Simulation Game for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

Space Bikers uses an advanced physics engine to explore the notion of elastic motorcycles. In this action packed game, the player resumes the role of crash landed Space Bikers where the mission is to bike through obstacles whilst solving puzzles to collect parts for their damaged spacecraft. The game features detailed 3D levels, built-in mini-games and advanced rag-doll physics.

“This Elasto Mania inspired game takes physics simulation based games to a new level on the iPhone. The level of intuitive gameplay achieved in Space Bikers would not be possible without the multi-touch features of the iPhone, making this a truly unique experience for fans of this game genre on a mobile platform.“ says Chris Byatte, co-Founder and Director of Chillingo. Chillingo are the publishers of successful iPhone titles including the award winning Zen Bound™ that has won mutilple awards in the recent Independent Games Festival (IGF) Mobile 2009 and the International Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGA). Other No.1 Chart toppers include“iDracula– Undead Awakening” which recently raced up the App Store charts days after its release.

‘We are proud to be working with our long-term publishing partner Chillingo on Space Bikers for the iPhone and iPod Touch. With over 25,000 apps in the App Store to compete with, Chillingo’s marketing resources will give Space Bikers a real boost to realize its true commercial value.’ said Anton Belov, CEO of Mobirate.

Space Bikers is priced at an introductory price of USD0.99 and currently available worldwide in the Apple App Store.

Chillingo Ltd is the premier iPhone publisher in Europe for innovative games and software for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

About Mobirate

Mobirate is an independent game studio dedicated to creating high quality games for mobile platforms and consoles.

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